Ghana left it late in a battle, scoring in the 95th minute to get the better of Panama 1-0 in Toronto to claim three points. Here are five conclusions after the game.

Thomas Tuchel's England side get their World Cup campaign underway against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday evening.

He had never scored a hat-trick at a World Cup before, but Lionel Messi put that right as Argentina kicked off their campaign against Algeria in Kansas City last night. More importantly, he matched a certain Miroslav Klose just hours after Kylian Mbappé’s brace against Senegal.

Reigning world champions Argentina got their 2026 World Cup campaign underway against an Algeria side that had only won one WC game in 10 since 1982.

What were the standout stories from the most recent race weekend? And what off-track developments are causing a stir? All of that and more is explored in Formula 1 Focus, a regular F1 column by Flashscore's Finley Crebolder.

Tuesday night sees one of the favourites for the World Cup, France, take on African Cup of Nations runners-up, Senegal, in what's expected to be one of the games of the group stage.

When Egypt took to the field against Belgium for their World Cup Group G opener at Seattle Stadium, it was with the knowledge that they'd beaten the Red Devils in three of their last four encounters, but had also never won a WC match, and they were up against a side that hadn't lost a group game at the tournament in 13 matches.

Not since 1958 have we seen four draws on the same day (from eight matches) at a World Cup, but that is what we saw on day five of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Despite the results, all of the games provided excitement and tension to keep all of us on the edge of our seats.

One of the favourites to win the World Cup will take on one of the smallest nations in the competition on Monday evening, as Spain face Cape Verde in their opening match in Group H.

Our regular tennis feature, The Base Line, looks to keep you up to date with the relentless and fast-paced nature of the ATP and WTA Tours. Who were crowned champions, who struggled to make an impact, and what moments stood out?